a castle in the sand

my pride is like a castle in the sand
washed away by hope and need and pain.

you left me holding someone else’s hand,
and now you stand alone in midnight rain.

I want you back again if you want me,
I am ready to rebuild what we have lost,

as the owner of a dream swept out to sea
builds back upon the beach despite the cost.

my love for you is stronger than the waves,
stronger than the doubts that we may share,

if you will say the word that my heart craves,
I’ll find some flowered field and take you there.

and time will sweep this interlude away,
it will barely be a memory someday